The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially released the results of its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which was conducted on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
In a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the examination body disclosed that out of the 96,838 candidates scheduled to sit for the mop-up exam, results have been released for 11,161.
According to the statement, some candidates were unable to access their results due to failure to follow proper procedures.
“Candidates who are not able to access their result have been found not to have fully complied with the instruction to send ‘UTMERESULT’ (as one word text) to 55019/66019 from the same phone number with which they registered for the UTME,” Dr. Benjamin explained.
Meanwhile, JAMB also gave an update on the ongoing investigation into the production of fake admission letters, a scam uncovered in 2024 that led to the arrest of five individuals believed to be the masterminds.
The investigation was conducted in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre.
The five suspects reportedly confessed to their involvement and are currently facing prosecution at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the case titled Inspector General of Police vs Effa Leonard & Others. Following their confession, JAMB flagged 17,417 candidates believed to have benefited from the fraudulent scheme.
Between 2024 and May 2025, JAMB said it had cleared 6,903 of the flagged candidates after resolving minor discrepancies in their records.
The remaining 10,514 candidates were referred to police investigation offices.
Providing further details, the board stated: “Among the 10,514 candidates, 5,669 were confirmed to have outrightly procured forged letters, while 4,832 sought shortcuts by engaging the syndicate, despite their institutions already processing their admission under a 2017–2020 ministerial waiver.”
Additionally, 13 candidates were flagged due to various irregularities, most of whom had registered in 2017 when the Central Admissions Processing System was first introduced.
The implicated institutions in these cases include Bayero University Kano, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Ekiti State University, Yaba College of Technology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, and the University of Ilorin, among others.
JAMB confirmed that the 13 candidates in question have been directed to rectify their anomalies and reprint their new admission letters as part of the earlier-condoned batch.
In a bid to conclude the mop-up investigation, the board also addressed the cases of 1,532 candidates whose institutions had eventually processed their admissions through official channels. Despite initially attempting to bypass the process, these candidates have been pardoned. “Their essential defence, though difficult to believe, was that they were not party to the commissioning of the syndicate,” JAMB stated.
The board noted that 3,300 candidates are still under investigation, as their institutions are yet to validate their admissions via the proper procedure.
Reiterating its zero tolerance for malpractice, JAMB warned: “Any candidate found to have employed or solicited assistance from examination and certificate fraudsters or deviated from laid down procedures for registration, examination or admission would continue to face the consequences, including prosecution under the Examination Malpractices Act. This applies even to under-aged candidates and their culpable parents or guardians.”
The Board affirmed that its screening and investigation efforts will continue until all affected cases are resolved.